The teaching adopted by most Christian fundamentalists that the Earth's geological record can be accounted for as a result of the catastrophe of a universal flood—and its recession—at the time of Noah, as recorded in Gen 6-9. It also serves as the de facto position of Young Earth Creationists.
The classical exposition of flood geology remains John C. Whitcomb & Henry Morris's The Genesis Floood (1969). As with most views seeking to make sense of the physical world with a faithful interpretation of Scriptures, "flood geology" encompasses several different perspectives; such as whether whether the geological evidences are to be explained by the Genesis Flood alone or by recourse to additional post-Flood deluges.
Flood geology is, not surprisingly, rejected by almost all professional geologists; in particular, no oil companies in the world would depend on Flood Geology in their extensive geological soundings for oil; they would find nothing if they do.
☰ Andy McIntosh, Tome Edmondson, and Steve Taylor, "Genesis and catastrophe: the Flood as the major biblical cataclysm," CEN Technical Journal 14(1) (2000): 101-109.
☰ Phil Senter, "The Defeat of Flood Geology by Flood Geology," Reports of the National Center for Science Education 31.3 (May-June 2011): 1.1-14.
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